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Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

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Updated: 8 November 2021 - 15:15 GMT+1

Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

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